Category: Civil Rights & Social Justice
Systems Often Fail to Protect Autonomous People
We’re often told:“If you just speak up…”“If you leave…”“If you fight [...]
🖤 12 Ways Black Women Are Harmed When Men Weaponize Oppressive Systems
🖤 1. Demanding Grace While Denying Ours
Black women are often expecte [...]
She Caught the Girls Before They Fell: Victoria Earle Matthews and the War Against Trafficking (1861–1907)
10 Incredible Facts About Victoria Earle Matthews
1. She Was Born Ens [...]
What History Taught Us About Joining Hands Too Quickly
The phrase “we should all fight together because we are all minoriti [...]
Dance Is a Weapon, a Womb, a Way Back to Ourselves
They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds. And we da [...]
🚨 Control of Language Is a Red Flag for Abuse—And Many Miss It
✦ by WeSurviveAbuse.com
We’re taught to look for bruises, raised voic [...]
I’m Not Bitter—I Just Finally Know Better
They’ll say you’re angry now.That you’re bitter.That you’ve changed. [...]
I’m Not Explaining Myself Anymore—You Were Just Never Listening
There comes a point in your healing when you get tired.Not just tire [...]
A Lot of Movements Need Black Women. But Do They Value Us?
....to gain some reciprocity
Lauryn Hill/X Factor We see it ev [...]
Your Opinion Is Not Protection
🖤 WeSurviveAbuse.com
Let’s get something straight:
Your opinion abou [...]